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...inopportune" but said he understood the men were still alive. About 50 foreigners have been kidnapped in Iraq in the past month, as insurgents try to scare away contractors, aid workers and other civilians vital to reconstruction. There's no fixed pattern in how the captives are treated. A Swiss couple was released unharmed last week, but a Danish abductee was confirmed dead. Five unharmed Japanese hostages found their roughest ride...
...Japanese firm, after killing speculation last week that it would stump up several billion dollars to rescue debt-ridden Mitsubishi. Investors sighed with relief: DaimlerChrysler stock shot up over 7% on the announcement. A global turnaround? Not yet. Speed limits vary. - By Adam Smith Hard To Swallow Swiss drugmaker Novartis accepted an invitation for merger talks from Franco-German Aventis. A deal won't be easy: the French government is against foreign ownership of Aventis, favoring the hostile €46 billion bid from its own Sanofi-Synthélabo...
...peacekeepers still keep the two sides apart along a fortified "green line" that runs the width of the island, trimmed with sandbags and razor wire. The Annan plan is the most ambitious effort to find a solution so far: a 9,000-plus-page tome that would establish a Swiss-style "United Cyprus Republic" in which two constituent states are unified by a federal government but retain responsibility for their own daily affairs, from policing to tax collection. The plan is minutely detailed, providing the colors of a new flag and even the score of a new national anthem...
...MONTREAL Swiss Army's super-durable Victorinox luggage is taking off at the Aéroports de Montréal. This 20-in. wheelie bag, among the most popular, sells...
After an exhaustive three-year search he found it floating in a Swiss soup mix, and persuaded the manufacturer to sell the noodle separately so that he could incorporate it into his stock of ingredients filed away in the CSG kitchen below the brick walls of Kirkland House...